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Queue Properties

Select the queue to change by highlighting it. Choose Properties from the Queue menu or double-click on the queue name to show the queue tabs.

Input

Users should chose an appropriate name for the queue as queue names can NOT be changed via Queue Properties.
 
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Queue Input Types

Three methods to pass data to FTSpooler are available; File system, Named pipe and Line printer.


  • File system option allows the user's application or a copy statement to write a file directly to the queue folder. Queue folders are by default located under the SpoolRoot folder, normally located below the FTSpooler folder. This is the normal path and file name to the queue folder Sample Queue shown in the screen shot, file name can be a constant:

    C:\Program Files\TCGIS\FTSpooler\SpoolRoot\Sample Queue\filename.txt

    More information on File system

  • Named pipe option allows the user to pipe data from their application to a queue, provided the application is able to directly use a pipe. FTSpooler generates a pipe called \\ServerName\pipe\QueueName (where ServerName is replaced with "." (dot) if writing from an application on the FormTrap server to the queue on the same machine).

    More information on Named pipe 

  • Line printer option allows users to treat the queue as a printer. You may use:

    • lp/lpr from Unix
    • define and write to an LPR printer from Windows
    • use a "Work Station Customization Object" from a AS/400 to "print" files directly to the queue

    More information on Unix LPR Printers
    More information on Windows LPR Printers
    More information on AS/400 Work Station Customisation Objects

 
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Security for File system and Named pipe

This setting determines which users or groups have write permission to this queue, meaning you have tight security control over who is allowed to send data to FTSpooler. Default is the common selection and provides the same inherited security setting as the folder above the queue folder. Unrestricted provides full write permissions to all users while Access control list allows addition/removal of specific users or groups allowed to write to this queue.

To add the Users or Groups for Access control option, click Add button and enter Name and System name for the user.


The Line printer selection (unlike File system and Named pipe) uses IP Addresses to secure jobs. The Add locals button automatically adds all local IP Addresses to the list. Flip permission allows the selected IP Address permissions to be set to the reverse of what is currently shown (i.e. locked or unlocked).

  
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File system: Folder options
 

In this dialogue box you can define whether this queue folder is shared across the network:

  • Unchanged FTSpooler does not take an action to share or remove share of the folder. The system administrator takes responsibility for sharing this folder on the network.
  • Share to make the queue folder available as a network shared object.
  • Do not share to hide this folder from the network.
 
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Named pipe options

This allows the pipe type to be defined as either Asynchronous (returns control immediately meaning the execution takes place as a background task) or Synchronous (meaning the pipe maintains the current thread until data has been transferred). For synchronous pipes, enter the Number of instances (concurrent instances), keeping this number as low as possible.

  • Asynchronous: number of users is not limited.
  • Synchronous: use number of instances to control how many users can use the pipe simultaneously.
 
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